Kendra Haines
Contract Academic Instructor
Faculty of Education / Faculty of Management

About Kendra

I am a Contract Academic Instructor in Adult Education at the University of New Brunswick, teaching across the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Management. My courses span instructional design, transformative learning, adult development, eLearning, and data visualization — delivered across asynchronous, synchronous, and in-person formats to working professionals from diverse backgrounds. My teaching is grounded in Universal Design for Learning, a commitment to inclusive and non-traditional assessment, and a belief that adult learners deserve environments worthy of the professional lives they are already living. Beyond my own courses, I actively mentor facilitating peers on online course design and delivery. I hold a Master of Education in Adult Education from UNB, alongside graduate credentials in online teaching, instructional design, and educational technology.

Publications

Book Chapters

Benjamin, A. & Haines, K. (2020). Exploring the past to speak to the present: Worker’s education and the WEA in Canada. In S. Brigham, R. McGray & K. Jubas (Eds.). Adult Education in Canada. CASAE Publication.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

Benjamin, A., Haines, K., & Gerbrandt, M. (2024). Struggling just to survive: The precarity of post-pandemic adult education university programs in the Maritimes. In Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE). 
  
Benjamin, A., Haines, K., & Urqhart, A. (2022). Flattening the curve: Redefining adult online learning practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE) (p.37-43). Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. CASAE: Toronto, Ontario. 

Benjamin, A., White, M., & Haines, K. (2021). Still on the rocks: Neoliberalism and Adult Education in New Brunswick.  In proceedings of: Adult education in global times: An international research conference (pp. 69-73).  University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia. CASAE, Toronto, Ontario.    

Benjamin, A., Crymble, S.B. & Haines, K. (2017). Is the ground really fertile? Entrepreneurship as a labour market strategy in New Brunswick. In Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE) (p. 40-45). Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario. CASAE: Toronto, Ontario.    

Haines, K. & Benjamin, A. (2016). The new millennial dream: The changing discourse on education and employment found in New Brunswick’s push for innovation and entrepreneurship. In Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (p.126-132). University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. CASAE: Toronto, Ontario.    

Benjamin, A. & Haines, K. (2015). Transitions to adulthood: What do we know, What do we need to know? In Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (p. 29-33). University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec. CASAE: Toronto, Ontario. 

Papers Presented at Professional Meetings

Benjamin, A., Haines, K., & Gerbrandt, M. (2024). Struggling just to survive: The precarity of post-pandemic adult education university programs in the Maritimes. In Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE).

Benjamin, A., Haines, K., & Urqhart, A. (2022). Flattening the curve: Redefining adult online learning practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE) (p.37-43). Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. CASAE: Toronto, Ontario.

Benjamin, A., White, M., & Haines, K. (2021). Still on the rocks: Neoliberalism and Adult Education in New Brunswick. In proceedings of: Adult education in global times: An international research conference (pp. 69-73). University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia. CASAE, Toronto, Ontario.

White, M., Benjamin, A. & Haines, K. (2019). Neoliberalism and Adult Education in a Have Not Province: Hitting the Rocks. [Symposium]. Atlantic Regional Adult Education Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE) Mount St Vincent University, Nova Scotia. October 17-19, 2019.

Rose, E., Benjamin, A., & Haines, K. (2018). BOLD Moves from Three Perspectives: The UNB Faculty of Education Experience [Conference Presentation]. Canada's Collaboration for Online Higher Education Research (COHERE) Conference. University of Laval. Quebec City, Canada. October 25-26, 2018.

Benjamin, A. and Haines, K. (2018). Transitioning to Adulthood on Precarious Time [Conference Presentation]. 2018 Atlantic Regional Adult Education Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education East conference, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 12-13, 2018.

Benjamin, A., Crymble, S.B. & Haines, K. (2017). Is the ground really fertile? Entrepreneurship as a labour market strategy in New Brunswick. In Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE) (p. 40-45). Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario. CASAE: Toronto, Ontario.

Benjamin, A., Crymble, S.B. & Haines, K. (2017). Entrepreneurship as a Labour Market Strategy in New Brunswick [Conference Presentation]. 2017 Atlantic Regional Adult Education Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE) Conference Antigonish, Nova Scotia. October 27-28, 2017.

Haines, K. & Benjamin, A. (2016). The new millennial dream: The changing discourse on education and employment found in New Brunswick’s push for innovation and entrepreneurship. In Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (p.126-132). University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. CASAE: Toronto, Ontario.

Haines, K. (2016). Mixing Bricks and Clicks: Community Development in Distance Education [Conference presentation]. 2016 Atlantic Regional Adult Education Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education East conference, held at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, October 14-16, 2016.

Benjamin, A. & Haines, K. (2015). Transitions to adulthood: What do we know, What do we need to know? In Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (p. 29-33). University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec. CASAE: Toronto, Ontario.

Haines, K. & Benjamin, A. (2015). Moving in and out of adulthood: Transitions and detours in the literature of adolescent/adult development. Atlantic Regional CASAE Conference. Exploring the Spirit of Learning. Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS, October 16 -17, 2015.